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No. 620,908 Pafented Mar. 14, I899- L. J. GENETT.

TOY.

(Application filed Aug. 15, 1898 (No Model.)

UNITED STATES,

LOUIS J. GENETT, OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,908, dated March14, 1899.

Application filed Afigust 1 5, 18 9 8.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS J. GENETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan,have invented a new and useful Toy, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a toy.

The object of the invention is to produce an interesting, simple, andcheap toy commemorative of a historical event.

The invention consists, substantially, in the construction hereinafterdescribed, and subsequently more particularly pointed out in the claim.

Like letters refer to the same parts in the several figures of thedrawings, in which Figure l is a top view of the toy with thefiring-head in cross-section and part of the handle in vertical section.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the projectile and a vertical section ofthe handle. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a cane with the percussion deviceapplied.

thereto.

It has been found that toys which by their construction and operationcoupled with'a proper name suggest a historical event are bothinteresting and instructive and serve to impress upon the minds of thepeople Whatever event they suggest. The leading event preceding thepresent war between the United States and Spain, and the one event whichprobably more than any other rendered such War necessary, was thedestruction of the United States battle-ship Maine in Havana harbor,Cuba, and .a number of different tokens have been devised and placedupon the market commemorative of that event. It is the aim of thepresent invention to add to such store of tokens a toy which by itsconstruction and operation will suggest the activeremembrance of theMaine, which the armies and navies of the United States have indicatedby their deeds.

The first feature of the invention consists of a holder or clamp for apercussion wafer or cap and adapted by impact against any reasonablyhard surface to explode the percussion-cap. This holder or clamp devisedfor the percussion cap or wafer may be applied to any one of a greatnumber of different articles. In the drawings it is shown applied to anarrow adapted to be projected by PATENT ()FFICE.

Serlalllo. 688,558. on model.) suitable power against any hard surface;and also as applied to a cane for a similari'purpose. The arrow, asshown in the draw'ngs, is adapted to be guided by a T-shaped handle, thehorizontal portion of which is fored to permit the arrow to pass throughaiid to which is secured an elastic band, as sliown; but it is obviousthat such arrow mi t be projected by any other form of bow or otherpower, although the form shown has in practice been found very cheap andeffecti e.

In the drawings the handle of the {toy is lettered'A, the arrow islettered B, the clamping-holder for the percussion-cap is letitered C,and the elastic band is lettered D. Of course the T-shaped handle may bemade of any suitable material; but it has been found in practice thatwood is a cheap and effi ient material for the purpose and can be silyshaped in the desired manner. The arrhw B may have its rear end reducedand flattetled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to afford acouvenientgrasping-surface. The elastic band may be attached to the horizontalportion of the handle in a number of difierent ways; but I have found itconvenient and cheap to attach it by forming a rabbet or recess at twopoints on the outer surface of the horizontal portion of the handle,placing the two free ends of the elastic band in therabbets or recessesthus formed and gluing a filling-block tightly upon the ends of the bandand within such recess. The clamping-holder may also be made in avariety of different ways; but I have found it cheap and-convenient tomake it of threepartsenamely, a metal ferrule a, adapted to fit overtheend of the arrow, cane,

or other device to be projected, a hinged head b, and a spring 0. Thespring is at one end suitably secured to the side of the ferrule and atthe other end to the top of the head, so that such spring tends to keepthe head closed or clamped tightly against the outer end of the ferrule.A percussion cap or wafer e is to be inserted between the hinged head ofthe clamping-holder and the ferrule of the same.

In Fig. 3 the ferrule is slipped upon and secured to the lower end of acane, the main stem of which is marked B and the handle A and the partsof the clamping-holder as above.

It is obvious that many variations and 10 ranged to be held between suchhead and ferrule and exploded when the head is projected against a hardsurface, substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of August,1898, in the 15 presence of the subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS J. GENETT.

Vitnesses:

HAROLD G. BARRETT, O. I'IEBER TURNER.

